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ether.fi posted on platform X that weETH based on the LayerZero cross-chain bridge has now been restored on all chains, and liquidity minting and redemption functions have been enabled.In terms of security, the ether team has increased the number of DVNs (Decentralized Verification Networks) from 2 to 4 and implemented stricter rate limiting mechanisms to further enhance system security. Additionally, related services will gradually resume under the guidance of security partners, and more updates will be released in the future.

According to Decrypt, Coinbase's Quantum Computing and Blockchain Independent Advisory Committee released a report on Tuesday stating that proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains may face a greater risk of exposure to future quantum computing attacks, as the cryptography relied upon by the validator signatures that protect these networks could ultimately be cracked by sufficiently powerful quantum computers. The report points out that PoS networks like Ethereum and Solana rely on cryptographic signatures—Ethereum validators use BLS signatures, while Solana validators and users use Ed25519 signatures—to help the network reach consensus on blocks and maintain consensus.The advisory committee stated, "PoS chains have exposure risks in the signature schemes used by validators to protect the network, which means that the challenges faced by PoS are not just about upgrading wallets; parts of the core consensus mechanism itself may need to be redesigned." The report mentioned recent work by Ethereum developers, including a proposal by co-founder Vitalik Buterin in February to replace BLS validator signatures, KZG commitments, and ECDSA wallet signatures with quantum-resistant alternatives.The committee also listed the digital signatures used in cryptocurrency wallets as another major long-term vulnerability, estimating that about 6.9 million bitcoins belong to the category where the public keys are already visible on-chain. The report stated that the current cryptocurrency system remains secure, as quantum computers capable of breaking modern cryptographic signatures do not yet exist.

Etherealize has released the latest report, adjusting the long-term price expectation for Ethereum (ETH) to $250,000.This prediction is based on a core assumption: if ETH can acquire a "monetary premium" like gold and Bitcoin, occupying a place in the approximately $31 trillion value storage market, its price will reach this level. The report argues that ETH has unique properties historically, being not only a value storage tool but also a "yield-generating asset," distinguishing it from traditional asset forms.

According to market news, Tether has minted 2 billion USDT on Ethereum in the past 3 days.

According to Onchainlens monitoring, Tether issued an additional 1 billion USDT on the Ethereum network 4 minutes ago. In addition, over the past two days, Tether has cumulatively issued 2 billion USDT on the Ethereum network.

Cryptoonchain has released data on social media indicating that the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) of the Ethereum Taker buy-sell ratio on Binance has risen to 1.018, reaching its highest level since the beginning of 2023. A ratio above 1 indicates that the active buying volume significantly exceeds the active selling volume.This data highlights the aggressive demand in the derivatives market and the strong return of bullish sentiment. If this momentum continues, it will build a solid fundamental basis for mid-term price increases.

ether.fi posted on platform X that, guided by security partners, it will restore the LayerZero bridging functionality for weETH and eETH within the next 24 hours.ether.fi previously confirmed that its Liquid treasury was not directly exposed to the Kelp rsETH event risk, but decided to suspend the LayerZero cross-chain bridging functionality for weETH and eETH as a precautionary measure until the root cause of the Kelp rsETH event is clarified. Meanwhile, for Liquid (ETH, BTC, USD), sETHFI, and eBTC products, the relevant Teller contracts have been suspended to block the LayerZero OFT bridging path, and the deposit and withdrawal functions for the related assets have also been suspended. They are currently working closely with security partners.

Lion Global Investors, an asset management company under Singapore's OCBC Bank, has launched a tokenized physical gold fund, with the underlying token GOLDX issued on Ethereum and Solana.This product is aimed at institutional investors, hedge funds, and asset management companies, supporting subscriptions and redemptions through stablecoins or fiat currency. GOLDX is linked to the physical gold fund launched by Lion Global, which is set to go live in December 2025, and currently manages assets of approximately $525 million.

Aave updated the progress of the rsETH event on the X platform, stating that the WETH reserves on the Ethereum Core V3 market have been unfrozen, and users can supply WETH again, but their loan-to-value ratio (LTV) remains at 0. Meanwhile, the WETH reserves on Ethereum Prime, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea networks are still frozen. Aave stated that the relevant service providers will continue to advance subsequent processing and synchronize updates on the progress.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 20) the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $67.7696 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a net inflow of $76.0522 million for the day, and the historical total net inflow of ETHA has reached $11.906 billion.The second was the Blackrock Staked ETH ETF ETHB, with a net inflow of $13.1941 million for the day, and the historical total net inflow of ETHB has reached $408 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow yesterday was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a net outflow of $17.0505 million for the day, and the historical total net outflow of ETHE has reached $5.215 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.765 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.88%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12.011 billion.

According to CoinDesk, Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization infrastructure company KAIO announced the completion of a $8 million strategic financing round, led by Tether with participation from multiple crypto and institutional investors, bringing the total funding to $19 million. New investors include Systemic Ventures, Further Ventures, and Laser Digital, while existing shareholders like Brevan Howard Digital continue to participate.KAIO is committed to packaging traditional fund products from institutions such as BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Hamilton Lane onto the blockchain, lowering the entry barrier with a minimum investment of just $100 for qualified users. The company plans to expand its business into credit, structured products, and ETFs, and collaborate with UAE private equity giant Mubadala Capital, which manages $385 billion in assets, to launch on-chain funds.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that KAIO will bring institutional-grade assets onto the blockchain and achieve broader accessibility, opening new pathways for capital formation and investment. The KAIO platform is embedded with a compliance framework that supports regulatory systems in Abu Dhabi, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and more. Currently, the company manages approximately $100 million in assets and has processed over $500 million in transactions.

According to TheEnergyMag, stablecoin issuer Tether and its chairman Giancarlo Devasini jointly hold 1.95 million shares of common stock in Bitcoin mining financial services company Antalpha, accounting for 8.2% of its total equity after the initial public offering.Disclosure documents show that Antalpha raised approximately $49.3 million in this initial public offering, with an issue price of $12.8 per share, and Tether actually subscribed to about half of the issued shares.Antalpha has a close relationship with the Bitmain ecosystem, primarily providing Bitcoin collateralized lending and mining equipment supply chain financing, with a loan portfolio of approximately $1.6 billion by the end of 2024.

According to PR Newswire, Bitmine Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee stated, "We are seeing more and more signs that the mini crypto winter is coming to an end."With the downside risks of the US-Iran war diminishing, ETH has rebounded 41% from its low in early February. Since the outbreak of the war, ETH has outperformed the S&P 500 index by 2,280 basis points and remains the best-performing asset globally (excluding oil prices). Ethereum continues to benefit from two major positive narratives, including Wall Street's asset tokenization on the blockchain and the increasing need for public, neutral blockchains by proxy AI systems.In our view, it is significant that ETH has become the best wartime store of value and that ETH has led the market since the war began. Although many believe the crypto winter may last until the fall of 2026, our perspective remains that the crypto winter is nearing its end.Since 2015, every major crypto winter has coincided with a stock market pullback of at least 20%. In fact, the crypto pullback in 2025 occurred simultaneously with a 20% drop in the S&P 500 index. However, in 2026, the stock market pullback was more moderate, at only -8%.

According to TheAsianBanker, OCBC Bank in Singapore and its asset management division Lion Global Investors have disclosed plans to issue a physical gold fund token, GOLDX Token, on the Ethereum and Solana chains. OCBC Bank will support the token issuance architecture design, while Lion Global Investors will provide the investment framework and governance structure for the underlying fund.

Vitalik Buterin stated at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival that Ethereum's ultimate goal is to build a digital infrastructure where users do not need to trust any intermediaries, featuring "self-sovereignty," supporting various decentralized applications from finance, social interactions to identity verification, which will serve as trust anchors for off-chain applications (such as privacy voting, prediction markets, decentralized social).

ChainCatcher reports live from the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, where Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech. He defined Ethereum by two core functions: first, as a public bulletin board for applications to publish messages and data; second, as shared digital objects controlled by code, encompassing assets, NFTs, ENS, and DAOs. He emphasized that Ethereum's goal is not to compete with high-frequency trading platforms on speed, but to become the most secure, decentralized, and always-online trusted chain.Regarding the short-term roadmap, he introduced the account abstraction proposal EIP-8141, which natively supports smart contract wallets, quantum-resistant signature algorithms, and privacy protocols; in terms of quantum resistance, there are currently two signature schemes based on hash and lattice, and the team is significantly enhancing their efficiency through EVM vectorization.He revealed that ZKVM is fast enough to prove real-time EVM execution, with this year's goal being to ensure its security, planning to start deployment from a small proportion of the network, aiming to become the primary method of validation by 2028, allowing Ethereum to scale significantly without sacrificing decentralization. In terms of long-term vision, Ethereum is actively utilizing AI to generate mathematical proofs to formalize software security verification, pursuing complete quantum safety and maximum simplicity to ensure platform security does not rely on the continuous existence of any single team.

According to SoSoValue data, during the last trading week (Eastern Time from April 13 to April 17), the net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $276 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a weekly net inflow of $126 million, bringing the historical total net inflow of FETH to $2.36 billion. The second was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $99.2271 million, and the historical total net inflow of ETHA currently stands at $11.83 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETHE, with a weekly net outflow of $16.679 million, and the historical total net outflow of ETHE has reached $5.2 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $14.26 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.87%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.94 billion.

Ethena stated that it has not yet received a satisfactory root cause analysis of the rsETH incident and will extend the temporary suspension period of the OFT bridge. While this may be frustrating, it is a prudent measure to ensure the safe cross-chain transfer of user assets.Ethena has released a new proof of reserves, verified by independent third-party verification agencies (Chainlink, Chaos Labs, LlamaRisk, and Harris & Trotter), confirming that the collateral support ratio for USDe remains above 100%.